Company-life-extension With product-life-cycles shrinking, ‘speed to market’ is the mantra for extending company-life-cycles. It is the ultimate competitive weapon. To accomplish the above, we need to understand customer needs proactively, and translate those needs into Best-in-Class features, and related processes. We must be first in …

Quality Once upon a time we had craftsmen. In India. In Egypt. These craftsmen had Quality in their DNA. They understood customer needs and built Quality into the design of products and the related processes; as well as worked through the processes in a state …

The Alarm Life, as we know it, is on the threshold of catastrophic change. In terms of our environment. In terms of our society. Human beings are responsible for having created this tragedy. In order to atone for our sins, as a first step, we …

Quality Leader What are the attributes of a Quality Leader?   A proficient quality leader is a trainer, coach, counselor, facilitator and recognizer.   A trainer imparts knowledge to a class full of students, one-to-many.  A coach sharpens specific skills of an individual, one-on-one.  A …

Financial Management Historically, most organizations have been organized in siloes. These siloes have names: Purchase; Operations; Human Resources Development; Marketing; Accounting; and so on. These silos (functions) are managed with a trilogy of practices: Financial Planning; Financial Control; Financial Improvement. They collectively populate the budget. …

2 October, 2019 Mahatma Gandhi’s Wisdom  Mahatma Gandhi had said that seven things will destroy us.  Wealth without work. This refers to the practice of getting something for nothing – manipulating markets and assets so you don’t have to work or produce added value. Just …